The inner self hears. Well done.

Thank you, I needed this today.
I’m drowning in a sea of demands.
~R~

Dear RomanticPoetess;
You are right.
A friend can only ask and wait.
Your Tao is a great friend to have.
Joy'll walk around all day everyday now.

Look beyond. I like that. Im glad you see beneath the shallow appearances of things. Thank you for this!!

I always say keep smiling at trouble, cause troubles a bubble, and bubbles will soon go away. You said it much better though:)

Demands are for dimwits.
I would not wish a dim bulb to be a friend.
The face you show the world interests me only
as an indication of your finesse at dealing with distress,
your skill .
I always go for the light hidden under a bushel fulla spikey roses.
I cannibalize, I admit it. I eat light.
Over a light lunch I might speak to you of how yer tao is doing these days,
or what your dreams are like, or how come the world
is so mean and stupid and complicated and
how you survive it with grace and peace and
did I mention peace?

A piece of lettuce from your girly salad is on your cheek.
I am gonna be a rascal and let
your public face be a little bit unkempt.

Thank you , dear woman, for your wisdom.

It sure does, that friend waits for us. Learning to say "No" to the complications of life gives me the opportunity to say "Yes" to that friend.

Ditto MC "To solve all we have been

Asked to solve" I just keep thinking this way when it seems to be too much.

Thanks a helluva lot, Poetess. My inner brat loves this and is demanding yet another bowl of ice cream. But don't worry, I'm not blaming your Tao. Nonetheless, I must blame something. Oh...woe is me...wait. I'll think of something...NO! I said no more ice cream today!!

Thank you so much ,Mary.
This is so beautiful and goes straight into the heart.
I suppose this might be your intention:To reach people's hearts.
Of course rated,with LOVE.

James,Matt,I like to say something really nice to you but I better not.See,I do not want to get you embarressed.

I loves these more with each new offering. r.

Complications are as complicated as you make them. Great Poem as always~~~

Requests become demands

Ask me about today.. Loved this..
HUGGGGGGG

let's hope in my case they aren't legal demands! I needed to read this today! Thanks RP!

Wow! Goose bumps!

Filling the child inside with joy.....I love the idea of this. How is that lost along the path of life? Thank you for this gorgeous reminder. R

I am always impressed by the gap between the happiness we can feel at our own satisfaction and the resulting sadness at realizing how we fail to please others. As I get older, I choose to surround myself less and less often with people who don't like me as I am.

Finding balance is key, isn't it?

A thought-provoking and lovely poem, RP. Thank you.

I am continually amazed at your Tao poems. Never have I visited here and not learned from you. Thank you for generously sharing your talents and wisdom. Rated.

A pleasure to visit the quiet room here at the site.

Thought-provoking: just what a poem should be/do.

What if we found a friend

Who asks only

When will the child inside

Be filled

With all the joy

It needs to carry on?

"What if ? ... "
... the best question,

& most beautiful reminder.

I felt you were addressing me. Thank you.